Find the midpoint of segment AB if A(-3, 8) and B(-7, -6). Type your answer as a point in parentheses.
the midpoint is the average of the two endpoints. So,
M = (A+B)/2 = ((-3-7)/2 , (8-6)/2) = (-5,1)
you can see that both the x and y values are halfway between A and B.
Sure, let's find the midpoint of segment AB!
To find the midpoint, we need to average the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of points A(-3, 8) and B(-7, -6):
Midpoint(x-coordinate) = (A(x-coordinate) + B(x-coordinate)) / 2
= (-3 + -7) / 2
= -10 / 2
= -5
Midpoint(y-coordinate) = (A(y-coordinate) + B(y-coordinate)) / 2
= (8 + -6) / 2
= 2 / 2
= 1
Therefore, the midpoint of segment AB is M(-5, 1).
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To find the midpoint of a segment AB, we need to average the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates separately.
Given point A(-3, 8) and B(-7, -6), the x-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the x-coordinates of A and B:
x-coordinate of midpoint = (x-coordinate of A + x-coordinate of B) / 2
= (-3 + -7) / 2
= -10 / 2
= -5
Similarly, the y-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the y-coordinates of A and B:
y-coordinate of midpoint = (y-coordinate of A + y-coordinate of B) / 2
= (8 + -6) / 2
= 2 / 2
= 1
Therefore, the midpoint of segment AB is (-5, 1).
To find the midpoint of segment AB, we can use the midpoint formula. The midpoint formula states that the coordinates of the midpoint (M) between two points (A and B) can be found using the following formula:
M = ((x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2)
Now, let's plug in the coordinates of points A and B:
For point A:
x1 = -3
y1 = 8
For point B:
x2 = -7
y2 = -6
Using the midpoint formula, we can calculate the coordinates of the midpoint:
M = ((-3 + (-7))/2, (8 + (-6))/2)
M = ((-10)/2, (2)/2)
M = (-5, 1)
Therefore, the midpoint of segment AB is M(-5, 1).